FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1984
PRIMARY ONE ALLOCATIONS OUT TOMORROW
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THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION OF PRIMARY ONE PLACES FOR SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR UNDER THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM WILL BE ANNOUNCED TUMORROW (SATURDAY).
PARENTS CONCERNED ARE REQUESTED TO GO BACK TO THE DISTRIBUTION- COLLECTION CENTRE IN THEIR DISTRICTS TOMORROW, OR ON JUNE 24, BETWEEN 9 AM AND 4 PM TO COLLECT THEIR ALLOCATION SLIPS CONTAINING THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE SCHOOLS IN WHICH THEIR CHILDREN HAVE BEEN PLACED.
THE ALLOCATION SLIP WILL DIRECT PARENTS TO THE SCHOOLS FOR COMPLETION OF REGISTRATION FORMALITIES, ON JUNE 27 OR 28.
PARENTS WHO FOR PERSONAL REASONS CANNOT REGISTER THEIR CHILDREN ON THESE TWO DAYS MUST CONTACT THE SCHOOL DIRECT, OR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT BEFOREHAND, FOR ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS. THE UNIT IS LOCATED AT LUI KEE EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRE AT 269 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, 2/F.
PARENTS WHO FAIL TO DO SO WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN UP THE ALLOCATED PLACES.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT ALL PLACES ALLOCATED ARE FINAL AND NO RE-ALLOCATION IS POSSIBLE.
HOWEVER, PARENTS WHO HAVE MOVED TO ANOTHER DISTRICT AND HAVE GENUINE DIFFICULTY IN SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, CAN SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT.
ANY PARENT WISHING TO MAKE FURTHER ENQUIRIES MAY CONTACT THE UNIT ON 5-724383 DURING OFFICE HOURS.
UK GROUP IMPRESSED BY HK QUALITY
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MEMBERS OF THE 20-MEMBER UNITED KINGDOM STUDY MISSION WHO HAD SPENT TWO DAYS IN HONG KONG WERE IMPRESSED BY THE COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AMONG LEADING HONG KONG COMPANIES, MR KEITH NEWTON, OF THE UK DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, SAID TODAY.
MR NEWTON SAID IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT MANY COMPANIES NO LONGER SAW PRICE NECESSARILY ACTING AS THE DECIDING FACTOR IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE →→ GREATER SOPHISTICATION BOTH OF CUSTOMERS AND OF PRODUCTS MEANT THAT CONSISTENT AND SYSTEMATIC QUALITY TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS WAS NOW BEING DEMANDED.
IN HONG KONG, HE SAID, THE NEW GOVERNMENT STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY WOULD BE OF GREAT HELP TO LOCAL FIRMS WISHING TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR QUALITY CAPABILITY.
/HE SALD